Grew up at the first Historically Black College/University, which fundamentally shaped me. Have a book on it pending publication. Am committed to social justice, compassion, hard truths, diversity, and good works. Have been a professional writer/editor for 20 years. Published in creative and technical venues. Love helping people tell their stories; also edit technical and academic books, articles, and reports. Now involved in an innovative project in West Harlem, with homegrown organizers, to reduce violence between warring crews at two public housing developments on the south and north sides of 125th Street. Passionate, curious, creative, goodhearted, fun-loving, and irreverent--that's me. Integrity, above all.